Former Georgia high school football stars who are now in the NFL could make up a strong Super Bowl team on their own defensively. But offense would have question marks.

10 former high school football players from the state are on active rosters or practice squads for the Seahawks and Patriots.

Marist and Greater Atlanta Christian swept Georgia’s state swim championships as Midtown’s Sarah Paisley Owen earned her fifth and sixth individual titles.

Ashley Henderson turned around Jasper County’s program, which went 10-2 in 2025, after going 0-10 the season before his hire.

The awards were presented as part of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association luncheon in Macon.

There have been 74 openings through Jan. 31, the most this decade. If trends hold, it could hit 100 before August.

Top-ranked Gainesville in Class 5A and St. Pius in 4A stay undefeated.

The Georgia High School Association is looking for a new football coordinator. Jay Russell, the GHSA’s assistant executive director, is retiring.

Richard Fendley, the coach of Bowdon’s four consecutive football state championship teams, is leaving to become Rockmart’s head coach, pending board approval Tuesday.

Bill Stewart, the football coach who led North Gwinnett to a 2017 state championship before joining Georgia Tech’s staff, was announced Thursday morning as Rome’s coach.